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Can I stay enrolled for 1 or 2 more semesters after I have graduated?

No. Although you will stay enrolled until the end of the semester in which you graduate, our Students Records Office is bound by law to inform the immigration authorities of your exact graduation date (i.e. the date on which your graduation documents are issued). Since your residence permit for study purposes expires when you graduate, you need to apply for a job seeking visa in time in order to be able to stay in Germany. Please inform yourself in time about this option!

It is not possible to extend your studies in Medical Engineering beyond the semester of your graduation. If you want to enroll in another English-taught master’s program at FAU in the subsequent semester after your graduation you need to officially apply for this program and receive admission for it. In addition, you must obtain the permission by the immigration authorities to start another study program (even if you plan is not to finish it and just to buy some time this way, e.g. to take German courses or look for a job).